Krystal A. Smith
@authorkasmith.bsky.social
I write fiction. I crave laughter. She/Her. Sometimes K.A. Smith #LesbianFiction #Sapphic #BlackSpecFic #Speculativefiction 🏳️🌈👩🏾❤️💋👩🏾📚💛
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Check out this recording of our latest QuickRead featuring six women and nonbinary authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror!
Strong Women-Strange Worlds QuickRead November 7, 2025
6 authors * 8 minutes each!
Let our slate of women and nonbinary authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror delight and amaze you. Every Strong Women - Strange Worlds QuickRead is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get!
This SWSW QuickRead features:
-Brenda W. Clough
-Chelsea Conradt
-Lindz McLeod
-Cheryl S. Ntumy
-K.J. Harrowick
-Sylvie Cathrall
-with Kendra Leonard as host/emcee and support from authors Terri Bruce, and Anne Nydam.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Check out this recording of our latest QuickRead featuring six women and nonbinary authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror!
I should go to bed right now. 🛌
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I should go to bed right now. 🛌
Short stories of powerful, magical, loving women and femmes. Tapping into the power within is transformative. #SpeculativeFiction
#BlackFiction
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#BlackFiction
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November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Short stories of powerful, magical, loving women and femmes. Tapping into the power within is transformative. #SpeculativeFiction
#BlackFiction
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#BlackFiction
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Oh, and they're bringing in a "small" excavator, because they don't think a shovel is big enough to deal with the problem so please buy my books ...
That moment when a busted underground pipe gives you a small pond in your backyard and the plumbers can't get there until tomorrow.
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Oh, and they're bringing in a "small" excavator, because they don't think a shovel is big enough to deal with the problem so please buy my books ...
Asking me about my weekend then having a full on conversation with someone in the background will truly make me never want to talk to you again. So rude!
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Asking me about my weekend then having a full on conversation with someone in the background will truly make me never want to talk to you again. So rude!
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Recurring sentiment that the weekend is at least one day too short
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Recurring sentiment that the weekend is at least one day too short
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Hey. Don't wait for no fuckin body.
November 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hey. Don't wait for no fuckin body.
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I’ve been talking about creating a podcast forever! And now, I’ve finally done it. The Black Quirky Queer Podcast is a monthly #podcast that's basically an extension of the blog. Every 1st Tuesday of the month, you can listen to me chat wherever you listen to podcasts. 🌈
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Introduction
YouTube video by The Black Quirky Queer
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November 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I’ve been talking about creating a podcast forever! And now, I’ve finally done it. The Black Quirky Queer Podcast is a monthly #podcast that's basically an extension of the blog. Every 1st Tuesday of the month, you can listen to me chat wherever you listen to podcasts. 🌈
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It was a good week, I can't lie! Dig in to the Sunday Sound Off and see what I got into.
Sunday Sound Off November 16, 2025 | Krystal A. Smith
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November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It was a good week, I can't lie! Dig in to the Sunday Sound Off and see what I got into.
Looking for something different? Check out my books payhip.com/KrystalASmith
My physical books:
•Sheila on the Mend-Black lesbian romance/women’s fic
•Two Moons-SpecFic short stories, black/queer/otherworldly
•This Is Not About Love-poems
My physical books:
•Sheila on the Mend-Black lesbian romance/women’s fic
•Two Moons-SpecFic short stories, black/queer/otherworldly
•This Is Not About Love-poems
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Looking for something different? Check out my books payhip.com/KrystalASmith
My physical books:
•Sheila on the Mend-Black lesbian romance/women’s fic
•Two Moons-SpecFic short stories, black/queer/otherworldly
•This Is Not About Love-poems
My physical books:
•Sheila on the Mend-Black lesbian romance/women’s fic
•Two Moons-SpecFic short stories, black/queer/otherworldly
•This Is Not About Love-poems
One day I will be delivert from “needing something sweet”, but today is NOT that day !!
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
One day I will be delivert from “needing something sweet”, but today is NOT that day !!
Oof I gotta find some eyedrops, make a coffee, and figure out what to do for the rest of the day!
Taking IG off my phone this week proved EXTREMELY HELPFUL and BENEFICIAL to my mental health!!! Yes 🙌🏾
#AmReading
#AmEnjoyingThings
Taking IG off my phone this week proved EXTREMELY HELPFUL and BENEFICIAL to my mental health!!! Yes 🙌🏾
#AmReading
#AmEnjoyingThings
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oof I gotta find some eyedrops, make a coffee, and figure out what to do for the rest of the day!
Taking IG off my phone this week proved EXTREMELY HELPFUL and BENEFICIAL to my mental health!!! Yes 🙌🏾
#AmReading
#AmEnjoyingThings
Taking IG off my phone this week proved EXTREMELY HELPFUL and BENEFICIAL to my mental health!!! Yes 🙌🏾
#AmReading
#AmEnjoyingThings
Book hangover is so real!!!! Omg. Stayed up so late reading and just finished a BANGER!!!
Lex Files by Celeste Castro I loved Prize Money by her and this one is up there too!!!
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Lex Files by Celeste Castro I loved Prize Money by her and this one is up there too!!!
a.co/d/imGvqop
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Book hangover is so real!!!! Omg. Stayed up so late reading and just finished a BANGER!!!
Lex Files by Celeste Castro I loved Prize Money by her and this one is up there too!!!
a.co/d/imGvqop
Lex Files by Celeste Castro I loved Prize Money by her and this one is up there too!!!
a.co/d/imGvqop
I’m so glad it’s Friday! Will be taking myself to the kitchen/living area later for a cheesy fiesta date night and a lil ice cream for dessert later!! 😋🌮🌮
#TreatYoself
#DateNight
#TreatYoself
#DateNight
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’m so glad it’s Friday! Will be taking myself to the kitchen/living area later for a cheesy fiesta date night and a lil ice cream for dessert later!! 😋🌮🌮
#TreatYoself
#DateNight
#TreatYoself
#DateNight
The panic when you think your document didn’t save a huge chunk of text despite having the auto save on and habitually manually saving.
😅😅
😅😅
a dog is holding a piece of paper in its mouth .
Alt: a dog dabbing his head with a handkerchief and the word PhEW!! Below
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November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The panic when you think your document didn’t save a huge chunk of text despite having the auto save on and habitually manually saving.
😅😅
😅😅
Readers rave about Sheila On The Mend!
"A tender love story with some twists."
"...A lead character that feels familiar and full-bodied."
#lesfic #diversebooks #indiebooks #IndieAuthorDay
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"A tender love story with some twists."
"...A lead character that feels familiar and full-bodied."
#lesfic #diversebooks #indiebooks #IndieAuthorDay
🌈📚
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November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Readers rave about Sheila On The Mend!
"A tender love story with some twists."
"...A lead character that feels familiar and full-bodied."
#lesfic #diversebooks #indiebooks #IndieAuthorDay
🌈📚
B2R: books2read.com/u/mda0NW
Direct: payhip.com/b/wT3nW
"A tender love story with some twists."
"...A lead character that feels familiar and full-bodied."
#lesfic #diversebooks #indiebooks #IndieAuthorDay
🌈📚
B2R: books2read.com/u/mda0NW
Direct: payhip.com/b/wT3nW
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Yo! It's Indie Author Day. It's a good day to support your indies. #indieauthors #writesky #writingcommunity
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Yo! It's Indie Author Day. It's a good day to support your indies. #indieauthors #writesky #writingcommunity
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November 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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If you enjoyed a book(s), here are 10 things you can do to exercise your enormous power as a reader and radically help the author. And every action here is free:
1. Post about the book on your socials, even if you think your following is small. Every single voice matters.
2. Review on... (cont.)
1. Post about the book on your socials, even if you think your following is small. Every single voice matters.
2. Review on... (cont.)
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If you enjoyed a book(s), here are 10 things you can do to exercise your enormous power as a reader and radically help the author. And every action here is free:
1. Post about the book on your socials, even if you think your following is small. Every single voice matters.
2. Review on... (cont.)
1. Post about the book on your socials, even if you think your following is small. Every single voice matters.
2. Review on... (cont.)
I was inspired! Potatoes make everything GREAT! 😋
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I was inspired! Potatoes make everything GREAT! 😋
The feel-good energy of the morning has gone. 😔
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The feel-good energy of the morning has gone. 😔
I don't knpw what is going on this morning or what happened last night but I feel energized and renewed! Let's Go!!!
#FeelingGood
#FeelingGood
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I don't knpw what is going on this morning or what happened last night but I feel energized and renewed! Let's Go!!!
#FeelingGood
#FeelingGood
Each week I do my best and make a little progress.
Wednesday WIP Word Count November 12, 2025 | Krystal A. Smith
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November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Each week I do my best and make a little progress.
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What happens when
11 women from around the world
challenge each other to write
a story outside their genre?
A collection of short stories
of cross-cultural clashes,
living on new planets,
mutual grieving,
bachelorette party otherworldly visit,
and more? You get a #MixedBagOfTricks!
11 women from around the world
challenge each other to write
a story outside their genre?
A collection of short stories
of cross-cultural clashes,
living on new planets,
mutual grieving,
bachelorette party otherworldly visit,
and more? You get a #MixedBagOfTricks!
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
What happens when
11 women from around the world
challenge each other to write
a story outside their genre?
A collection of short stories
of cross-cultural clashes,
living on new planets,
mutual grieving,
bachelorette party otherworldly visit,
and more? You get a #MixedBagOfTricks!
11 women from around the world
challenge each other to write
a story outside their genre?
A collection of short stories
of cross-cultural clashes,
living on new planets,
mutual grieving,
bachelorette party otherworldly visit,
and more? You get a #MixedBagOfTricks!
May e I need an evening coffee ☕️.
Yeah 😋a coffee
Yeah 😋a coffee
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
May e I need an evening coffee ☕️.
Yeah 😋a coffee
Yeah 😋a coffee